“I love being a Met. It was my favorite team growing up, so to be a Met to me is very special.”

“I’m very confident in what I do, but I’d like to think I don’t ever show any kind of cockiness or overconfidence.”

“I don’t care how much I’m talked about or hyped. It’s still up to me to go out and perform.”

“I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before."

“I’m very modest. I know that baseball is a very humbling game.”

“To me, the fun part of hitting is the thinking part. It’s the game within the game.”

“Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow’s another day and you’ve got to come out here and compete.”

“There’s a lot more to playing in the big leagues in New York than just the baseball part.”

“I take positives out of negatives all the time.”

“In my opinion you can’t ever get used to losing.”

“I just want to taste what it’s like to win in New York.”